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Please include a wrapper for the Windows GetLongPathName API function.

Regards, Little John

Little John wrote:Please include a wrapper for the Windows GetLongPathName API function.

Regards, Little John

This API is not available on Win95 and NT4, i think this will never come

....It would be very good to have since the world is going 64bit very rapidly thanks to Win7.

i second the request.

it would be weird to not add a function, only because a 16 years old os doesnt support it.

c ya,
nco2k

What should the Function do on linux and MacOS
I would say, simple use the API if required.
And after over 16 years long names, there should no more many short names in this world

what? Oo

im talking about a simple GetLongPathName_() wrapper, without the need for OpenLibrary, Import etc.

c ya,
nco2k

nco2k wrote:what? Oo

im talking about a simple GetLongPathName_() wrapper, without the need for OpenLibrary, Import etc.

c ya,
nco2k

If you use this function and your program start on older OS, it will crash on static binding. Better use dynamic Bindung vor this functions, to solve this crash. Only OpenLibrary is good in this case, Import is the same problem.

ts-soft wrote:What should the Function do on linux and MacOS

Plese read at least the title of this thread ...

@ts-soft
i know, but thats something the programmer should be aware of, before using such a function. besides GlobalMemoryStatusEx_() wont work on win9x aswell, but its available in pb. its good to have the choice and no one forces you to use it. if you need win9x support you simply use OpenLibrary() instead.

c ya,
nco2k

Many NTFS System creates no more shortpath names. This make the saving and so on faster.
But if you really require this IMHO useless function

well, you never know and one extra line of code doesnt hurt.

c ya,
nco2k